John Cassell

Georgia Teachers Initiative Grant Winner
  • Effingham College & Career Academy of Effingham
  • Amount Received: $2,500.00
John Cassell

Using the Teacher Grant for Innovation, Mr. Cassell will engage his 9th and 10th grade science classes in a real-world, hands-on project where students will test the air quality following a chemical spill at a local plant. The goal is to collect data on air quality, graph and interpret the data, and communicate the findings. The project targets a problem in the local community, includes all county high school campuses, provides interdisciplinary collaboration, and transforms the contextualized way these high school students learn about data gathering.

As a teacher, I take pride in trying to mold new leaders and “thinking-outside-the-box” mindsets in these students. Although I value the importance of traditional lessons from textbook reading and watching videos, I find it more useful for students to create solutions and ideas from real-world issues. Since Effingham County is becoming one of Georgia’s fastest-growing areas, there is real need in the STEM field for citizens to monitor and investigate issues with water, air, and biodiversity.

- John Cassell
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